Coffeepot

George Richardson, American (born England, active Boston, 1818-28; Cranston, Rhode Island, 1828-45), 1782 - 1848

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1839-1841

Britannia metal (pewter variant)

Overall: 11 × 6 in. (28 × 15.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ethel and Robert E. Asher, Class of 1931

M.987.59.1

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Service

Research Area

Decorative Arts

Not on view

Inscriptions

Marked, on outside bottom: GLENNORE C: [in serrated, curved band] / eagle [in oval] / G. RICHARDSON [in serrated rectangle] / NO [in serrated rectangle] 5 / CRANSTON, RI [in serrated, curved band]

Provenance

Robert E. Asher (1910-2008) and Ethel Watson Asher (1905-1987), Washington, D.C.; given to present collection, 1987.

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